{"id":18798,"date":"2026-09-23T08:38:37","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T08:38:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bookegypttravel.com\/monuments\/saqqara-necropolis\/"},"modified":"2026-09-23T08:38:37","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T08:38:37","slug":"saqqara-necropolis","status":"publish","type":"monument","link":"https:\/\/bookegypttravel.com\/en\/monuments\/saqqara-necropolis\/","title":{"rendered":"Saqqara Necropolis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Saqqara was the royal necropolis of the early Egyptian state. Kings of the first two dynasties were buried here, and it remained a place of burial and pilgrimage for more than three thousand years.<\/p>\n<p>It is best known as the site of the Step Pyramid of Djoser \u2014 the first monumental stone building in history \u2014 but the necropolis also holds the pyramids of Unas and Teti, the Serapeum catacombs, and a remarkable set of decorated tombs of nobles and officials.<\/p>\n<h2>What you will see<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The Step Pyramid of Djoser and its vast funerary complex.<\/li>\n<li>The Pyramid Texts inside the pyramid of Unas.<\/li>\n<li>The Serapeum, the underground gallery of the Apis bulls.<\/li>\n<li>Painted tombs of Old Kingdom officials such as Mereruka.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Practical tips<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The area ticket and the Step Pyramid complex ticket are separate.<\/li>\n<li>Wear sturdy shoes \u2014 the site is large and sandy.<\/li>\n<li>Morning visits are cooler and quieter.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Egypt\u2019s first great burial ground, a vast field of pyramids, mastabas and rock-cut tombs south of Cairo.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":18488,"template":"","monument-region":[563],"class_list":["post-18798","monument","type-monument","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","monument-region-cairo-giza"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v28.5 (Yoast SEO v28.6) - 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